DEPUY'S POPULAR POULTRY AND PET STOCK BOOKS, NO. 4. 



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I HOW TO SELECT, BREED AND MANAGE THE RABBIT S 
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• W. N. RICHARDSON 
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THE RABBIT. 



HOW TO SELECT. BREED and MANAGE the 

RABBIT FOR PLEASURE or 

PROFIT. 



■BY- 



W. N. RICHARDSON. 



SYRACUSE, N. Y., 
CLARENCE C. DePUY, 

PUBLISHER. 



JAN 1 6 1899 










2 4 07. 



COPYRfGHTED 1894, BY W. N. RiCIIAKDSON. 

Copyrighted 1896, by Clarence C. DePuy. 
Copyrighted 1899, by' Clarence C. DePdy. 



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INTRODUCTION. 



The demand for a hand book on the Rabbit, explaining in 
practical manner the mysteries of rabbit culture, treating 
especially on the care and management of the Belgian Hare, 
is the only excuse for perpetuating this volume on an indul- 
gent public. 

in the main the writer's actual experience is given; while 
for information requiring greater experience and familiaritv 
with the Rabbit, such eminent authorities as Messrs, 
Watmough, Mason and Knight, of the land of fanciers, 
''England," are quoted. 

If, by following the plans recommended, the privations 
and sufferings of an animal so noble, so worthy of good care 
and attention, are lessoned, the knowledge of their increased 
comfort, will amply repay the itrouble involved, and the 
mission undertaken will be crowned with success. Read 
this book carefully, follow the directions plainly given, and 
the result cannot be otherwise than successful. 

The Author. 



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RABBITS FOR PROFIT. 



Most people in this country ^think that the rabbit is a use- 
less pet, and being unacquainted with their habits and 
possibilities, condemn them, as unworthy of the care and 
attention they so justly deserve. 

The Rabbit question has its bright side. The formerly 
neglected rabbit is now furnishing both pleasure and profit 
when managed intelligently. 

1 find that nine of ten fanciers who give up, do so because 
they cannot keep their pets in proper health. There is a 
great deal in feeding, housing and mating. 

The conclusion is, that, fanciers spend too much money 
in feeding their Rabbits giving them too much to eat and the 
consequence is that they either become diseased or there is 
a tremendous waste of food. As a rule they are kept in too 
small quarters, thereby generating disease for want of pure 
air, I am pleased to say that many men in the fancy have 
seen their mistakes and are now making the Rabbit a success 
financially. 

There are Rabbits of all colors, sizes and conditions from 
which to select an ideal, which must possess many good 
qualities among which must be, a good appearance, large 
size, prolificacy, and hardiness, they must mature quickly, 
be exempt from disease and vermin, finally furnishing a 
delicacy for the table at a cost not exceeding their more 
popular rivals, Poultry. 



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THE RABBITRY. 



One great essential to success is proper quarters for the 
stock, this building is called the rabbitry and is as easily 
constructed as an ordinary hennery and for number of 
occupants to be considered at a much less expense, the 
model Rabbitry will afford protection from moisture and 
storm, space for exercise and separation of the breeders, 
and all important will be ventilation, for when during the 
warm months sickness will sure to follow any lack of pure 
fresh air, plenty of windows, wide open, a large ventilator 
through the •oof all tend to keep the place cool and free from 
unpleasant odors, secure a tight roof and a dry floor prefer- 
ably of cement; bricks absorb too much moisture and render 
the rabbitry very damp in cold weather, a good board floor 
is quite acceptable if cement is not to be had, regarding the 
hutches there can be no mistake that the larger the better. 

A breeding hutch should be not less than six feet long, 
two feet wide, and twenty inches high, partitioning off about 
twenty inches of one end for a nesting room, this apartment 
should be dark, with an entrance six inches wide at the front 
and extending from the bottom to the top of the hutch, 
thereby ventilating the apartment. A door eight or ten 
inches wide of the same height furnished with a suitable 
catch for the front, so as to admit a white wash brush easily. 
The front of the remaining forty inches should have a door 
of one inch mesh wire netting, fastened to a frame work of 
seven-eights by two inch wood, this door to be hinged at the 
end farthest away from the nesting apartment, the one inch 
mesh netting keeps in the young rabbits and keeps out old 
rats. If the partition between the living and nesting apart- 
ments is made so as to be easily taken out the hutch can 
be used by the growing brood until large enough to separate, 



THE RABBIT. 9 

always put the netting on the inside of the frame for often 
bunny will enjoy nibbling at the soft wood generally used. 
1 sometimes put a small piece of wood in the hutch for 
them to wear down their teeth by gnawing upon it. A 
brood buck will be perfectly happy in a hutch five feet long 
and of course needs no nesting apartment. The hutches 
are best built two feet from the floor leaving that space for 
growing stock to run about in, far if you want those long 
racy specimens the standard demands they must have 
exercise and plenty of room to grow. 

The food and water dishes must be securely fastened in 
place or the contents will be upset and wasted. 

FEEDING. 

What will a Rabbit eat ? It would be easier to name what 
they would not eat. Hay, oats, corn, wheat, peas, barley, 
and' in fact anything that a cow or sheep will, cabbage, 
beets, turnips, carrots, dandelion, milkweed, plaintain are a 
few delicacies, dry bread and milk, corn bread, boiled pota- 
toes, raw onions, pea pods, green corn, and fresh cut clover 
for a desert. What else? every vegetable known to man 
except poison ivy or wild parsnip. The only thing required 
is a little judgment in the supply and the variety will be 
very acceptable. 

Always have a supply of good clean hay and oats before 
them, give green stuff once or twice a day and only in 
quantities that will be eaten "clean, in the summer large 
quantities of green food can be fed, our pets are delightee 
with the fresh cool succulent plants and the grain bill corres- 
pondingly decreases, a little care is needed to change from a 
dry grain diet to green food. The young juicy stuff freshly 
aathered has, on grain fed animals, a tendency to scour 



10 THE RABBIT, 

them, but after they become accustomed to the diet they 
can be supplied liberally, in giving green food to young- 
sters care should be especially exercised. 

Always bear in mind that the fresher the better- 
Trouble is caused by wet stuff being allowed to lie in a 
heap, thereby steaming and sweating until unfit for use, 
at the same time avoid wet green food if fresh and dry 
food is procurable, remember that a heap of green stuff in 
the hutch to be trodden upon and covered with filth, is to 
my idea an unpardonable condition of affairs and is often 
the cause of serious trouble. Does nursing should have as 
much as they can eat, green corn, carrots, fresh clover, 
etc., are excellent milk producers and should be fed in con- 
junction with sound whole oats, give cool fresh water twice 
a day keeping it always before them. 

WATER FOR RABBITS. 

It is pleasing to know that there is no greater advocate 
than myself in favor of giving rabbits water as a beverage. 
I was taught that water was to be used only as a remedy 
for diarrhoea, and, until recently employed it only as such; 
but seeing my pets drink their own urine, I concluded they 
were thirsty and desired a drink of water. Think of the 
numbers ot rabbits that are confined in generally too small 
quarters that have to suffer through the hot summer months 
and the feverish hours attendant upon giving birth to their 
young, deprived of the costless yet essential requisite, 
"a drink of water.'' To the adherents of the no water 
s^'stem, 1 would advise the reading of this clipping concern- 
ing the rabbit pest in Australia and how their extinction is 
conducted. 

'Mn all but the remote sections, the rabbits are fairly 
under control. Millions of rabbits have been killed bv fenc- 



THE RABBIT. H 

ing in the water holes and dams during the dry season, 
whereby they die of thirst, and they lie in piles against the 
obstructions they so frantically and vainly strive to climb." 
— [Mr. S. Dickinson, in Station Life Anstralia. 

This, I think, should convince the most skeptical that 
water is beneficial, if not indispensable to a rabbit, particu- 
larly when in captivity and deprived of their natural juicy 
food. I will state that since adopting the water plan 1 have 
not had a sick rabbit in my rabbitry. 

MATING. 

Judicious mating is an essential to success in rearing any 
stock. Injudicious crossings are often resorted to, which 
result in no benefit. 

The most common crosses met with are the Lop, the 
Flemish and the Patagonian; each cross showing distinctive- 
ly its ancestors. The Lop is distinguished by its soft, pen- 
dulous ears ; the Flemish by its grey color and large dewlap ; 
while the Patagonian gives a rough coat and ears that are 
slung most anyway from the proper position. These crosses 
all give excessive weight and are employed for that purpose 
when breeding for market purposes. In mating, whatever 
is done, we ought to bear in mind that we are not making a 
variety, but are trying to excel in the quality of a specimen 
of a present variety. 

When we have excellent specimens from the best blood 
procurable, we should use our own stock for mating, utilizing 
the best of each litter, gradually building up a strain fit to 
win in any company. Having a type in our mind, and mat- 
ing for that type, we can quickly succeed in securing an 
ideal for the market or for exhibition. Many fanciers erro- 
neously place all their confidence in the buck. The breeder 



12 THE RABBIT. 

who insists on a good doe with a good buck is the winner. 
Rather a good doe than buck when only one is available; 
so go in for a good doe, and when you have her do not 
breed her to death, nor underfeed her when with a litter of 
young. The greatest difficulty is in the selection of colors. 
Other properties being equal in male and female, you must 
strike a balance — you must take light and the dark. Don't 
mate two of the same shade unless they have a certain 
qualification you do not otherwise possess. Try and mate 
one deficient with one fully developed in that deficiency; 
that is striking a balance; always taking care not to lose 
what has been obtained by previous matings. 

BREEDING. 

For those who breed for profit there are two courses open 
— one is to keep all the stock until fit for exhibition, or for 
sale at fancy figures ; the other is to market at from four to 
six months of age. In either case the methods are so similar 
as to not require any special explanations. 

The doe has visited the buck and is placed in the hutch 
where she is expected to rear her prospected family, which 
is expected in thirty days from the date of the visit to the 
buck. She must be supplied with an extra amount of food 
and green stuff, and a couple of days before the time is up, 
give an extra quantity of straw or hay to build her nest with ; 
leave no loose dishes or other articles in the hutch, for she 
may utilize them when building. 

It should be observed that during the whole period of 
pregnancy the doe should be kept as quiet as possible. Be 
sure and have a supply of water in the hutch at the time of 
kindling; this is very important and no doubt it prevents 
many does from destroying their young as soon as born. 



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At this time there seems to be an unusual thirst, and in their 
frenzy they destroy their young to appease their inordinate 
thirst. Confirmed killers have been completely cured by 
the observance of this rule. Young does sometimes kill 
their first litter or neglect them, but this is not liable to 
occur again; do not condemn them too soon. 

Do not molest the nest for two or three days ; when, after 
carefully removing the doe from the hutch, giving her a run 
on the rabbitry floor, you may examine the young at your 
leisure, removing any dead or extra youngsters you do not 
care to raise — five or six are enough. Do not handle them 
more than is necessary. Give the doe a carrot or some 
dainty she will eat, after an hour or two replace her in the 
hutch, and she will be so anxious to nurse tiiat the intrusion 
is seldom noticed. Feed her as usual, giving an extra 
quantity/ of food and green stuff, for the young grow fast 
and if the doe is not well cared for, she, in turn cannot 
do justice to her young; and they will have slobbers if not 
sufficiently nourished. 

hi two or three weeks the young will be moving about 
the hutch ; from now until weaned is the critical time in 
their existence. With the food and care recommended they 
will prosper. When about two months old they should be 
taken from the doe and allowed to run on the rabbitry floor ; 
the doe being started for another family. In cold weather 
a nest box is good for the young litter, place it in a corner 
so in their gambols they are not liable to run against it. A 
large soap box with the top taken off and a hole five inches 
square in the end answers very well, In the summer such 
a nest would cause bad ears from the excessive heat. Feed 
them hay, whole oats, stale bread, cooked potatoes, etc., 
a limited 'supply of green food and fresh water every day ; 
bread and milk, not sloppy, is an excellent food for growing 
youngsters.- 



14 THE RABBIT. 

Separate the sexes when taken from the doe, and at four 
months of age separate the males, as they get quarrelsome 
and the weaker ones are completely rumed sometimes in 
their fights. Do not breed a doe under seven months of 
age, and not over four times a year ; by this arrangement 
she will raise strong, healthy litters until four or five years 
of age. For breeding purposes an old buck and a young doe 
beget the largest young. 

THE NURSE DOE. 

Is often employed in assisting the more valuable varieties 
to raise all their progeny. The plan followed is simple and 
effective. A Dutch doe makes the best nurse. They are 
struck by an inferior buck at the same time as the more 
valuabl-e doe, so that when the exchange is made the nurse 
doe's young are all destroyed, and she is given half of the 
young from the other doe. Exercise the same care in 
handling. They are wonderful milkers, often rearing larger 
young than the larger doe. 

Help the nursing doe all you can ; she is the prime factor 
of your success, by giving the youngsters a start. Bread 
and milk is excellent food for her and the young. 

KEEP A RECORD. 

The general plan of the record is simple in detail and 
effectual in its results. The great thing in system, which 
must be vigorously followed or disagreeable mistakes will 
occur, generally too late for reparation. 

I keep a record book of my rabbitry, in which is recorded 
every incident concerning its occupants. Aside from the 
entries from time to time of the ordinary Dr. and Cr., items 



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and occurences of unusual importance, I have a record of 
every animal, its pedigree, matings and its final disposition, 
and can, at glance, give any information required. The 
accompanying tabulations are actual copies from, my record 
book in use at the present time. 

When a rabbit becomes of an age sufficient for breeding, 
she is given a number and a name, the number follows con- 
secutively, regardless of sex, and are recorded thus: 



No. 
II 


Sex. 

Bk. 
Doe. 


f 
Doe. 

Impoited. 

2 

[m ported. 


5y 

Buck. 

Imported. 
Imported. 


Born. 

Dec. 'q3 
Mar. '95 
June '93 


Name. 

Business 
Cinch. 
Eureka. 


Remarks. 

First World's Fair, Oct. 1893. 
Sold October i, 1S93. 







If a doe, she is placed in a hutch and a card is attached, 
showing her name and number. The bucks are not record- 
ed unless sold or selected for breeding. When the doe has 
visited the buck another card is attached to the hutch, which 
shows the date, number, etc., viz.: 



Doe iS. 

Buck 20. 

Dec. 3, 1S93. 

Due )an 3, 1893. 



The large letter F. at the bottom of the 
card is the mating check letter in the Record 
Book, and by looking at the mating F the 
comparison is easily made. The record of 
matings are made thus: 

MATINGS. 



Letter. 


Doe. 


Buck. 


Date. 


Tested . 


Due. 


Remarks. 


E 
F 
G 


10 

iS 
19 


II 
20 
II 


Nov. 27 
Dec . 3 
Jan. 30 


No. 
Dec. IS 
Ian. 30 


Jan. 2 
Feb. 14 


Sold December 1. 

Had nine young, put five to nurse. 

Sold February J, 1894. 



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The pedigrees are arranged thus: 

No. 8. Doe. "Helderberg," Sept. 1892. 
Sire, Imported Rufus x dam, Altomant. 
She by Big Pete x Donavan doe. 
Their parents imported in 1890. 

PREPARING FOR EXHIBITION 

Requires some extra labor, and more exercise for the 
specimens under preparation. The majority of rabbits are 
shown too fat; they must be worked down; they must be 
groomed daily ; restrict the green food also ; get them in 
that race-horse shape required in the exhibition specimen. 

A buck which has become bunchy, no matter how he ex- 
cels in other points, cannot enter the show with an equal 
chance with the long slim built animal. The doe which has 
become baggy from excessive breeding is also handicapped. 
Immature specimens should not be shown, as they give the 
stranger an erroneous impression regarding their size, which 
is hard to eradicate. . 

DISEASES OF RABBITS. 

Although a list, few are encountered by the American 
fancier, while the foreign fancier contents with many not 
enumerated here. Our climate and our abundance of every- 
thing that a rabbit will eat together with our American 
fashion of not allowing ourselves to be tied down to the lines 
drawn bv our grandfathers, all tend to make life much more 
bearahl^ for our furry pets. 

When you see your rabbit sitting and moping in a corner, 
paying no regards to his meals, etc., you may rest assured 
that it is not in-good health, and ycu should immediately try 
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Let me impress upon your minds that in all cases 'Tre- 
vention is better than Cure" and if rabbits are kept in con- 
dition in well ventilated hutches, dry and warm, supplied 
with suitable food, they often go through their lives without 
having a single ill. 

The prescribed treatment is founded on actual experience, 
and it is hoped that this article will enable the fancier to 
understand the various ills, and apply suitable remedies. 

APPETITE, LOSS OF 

Is due to various causes, generally a simple cold or its diges- 
tive organs may be disordered. 

Treatment: — Keep the rabbit warm and give a little stimu- 
lant to drink such as mulled ale, or a little sweet wine, tempt 
with some delicacy such as a piece of carrot, bread and milk, 
steamed corn, with a few tea leaves mixed in, if in the sum- 
mer give a little dandelion daily. 

BLINDNESS IN THE YOUNG. 

Can often be traced to filthy hutches or some projecting 
nail or wire. When the hutches are neglected the filth 
develops noxious gases which tend to inflame their eyes 
often causing total blindness, they appear swollen and often 
red pimples are to be seen around the lids. 

Treatment: — Isolate the rabbit, taking care that the hutch 
is warm. Bath the eyes with a lotion of % oz. of sulphate 
of zinc to a pint of water, apply two or three times a day 
with a soft sponge. 

CANKER. 

In the ear is a very uncommon disease and one quite difficult 
to cure, the symptoms are a thick yellow discharge from the 
inside of the ears and sometimes from eyes also. 



18 THE RABBIT. 

Treatment: — Clean out the ear with a small soft sponge 
fastened to a stick soaked in warm water, wiped dry care- 
fully and wash out with the zinc lotion, twice a day, cleanse 
the animals bowels with cabbage leaves or small dose of 
flowers of sulphur in its food. 

COLIC. 
Is a painful contraction of the bowels due to indigestion 
or from constipation, the animal is restless and the belly 
seems to be more or less distended with wind. 

Treatment: — Dissolve a Beechams pill in water, say two 
teaspoonful, give half at a dose once a day until the bowels 
act freely, feed carefully for a few days, giving little green 
stuff. 

CONSTIPATION, 
is not generally difficult to cure it is caused by an excess of 
food. The rabbit is seen to mope in the corner of the hutch, 
and refused to eat, yet seems often very thirsty. 

Treatment: — Give the pill solution until the bowels act 
freely, feed bread and milk or green food being careful not 
to cause the other extreme. 

DIARRHOEA. 

The passage of loose watery stools more frequently than 
is natural constitutes diarrhoea, and may result from several 
causes such as a chill, excessive heat, a fright or a too liberal 
supply of green food when unaccustomed to it. 

Treatment: — Remove the Rabbit to a dry warm hutch, and 
take an ordinary nose (for a grown person) of any favorite 
"cholera cure" add to one teaspoonful twelve or fifteen 
teaspoonsfui of water, mix well, give the effected animal a 
teaspoonful every three hours until an improvement is 



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noticeable. Supply with dry oats, bread or clover hay, 
allow a little milk or water, but no green food until recovery 
is assured. 

An over supply of succulent food to young growing stock 
is often the cause of 

DROPSY. 

The belly becomes swollen and hard and for a time does not 
seem to seriously effect them, but soon they loose their 
relish for food and if not relieved will gradually pine away 
and die. 

Treatment: — Remove to a large airy hutch where they may 
have more exercise or let them run on the rabbitry floor, 
feed them dry bread, oats, cracked peas, hay (not clover), 
water once a day and occasionally a carrot or turnip, rigidly 
excluding the green food until health is regained. 

EAR GUM. 

The ears should be occasionally examined to see if they are 
free from dirt and wax, when suffering from this trouble 
they shrink from being handled, as it no doubt is painful for 
them. 

Treatment: — Syringe the ear carefully with warm water 
and glycerine, care being taken not to inject too forcibly, 
dry with a soft sponge and apply some simple ointment daily, 
avoid handling by the ears at all times as heavy specimens 
are often seriously injured by so doing, causing serious 
inflammatory conditions so difficult to eradicate. 

FlIS. 

Or convulsions are most commonly met with in young stock 
and generally can be traced to some irritating cause, such 
as indigestion or over feeding. 



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Trcatmeni: — Keep the effected rabbit warm, and dry and 
give the following pill ; Sulphate of iron i grain; extract of 
gentian 2 grains, to make i pill. One to be given twice 
daily. Give plenty of good nourishing food and exercise. 

SORE HOCK. 

Is generally caused by filthy hutches, dampness and sticks 
or slivers in cheir litter, those who use sawdust or machine 
shavings for litter can easily trace the cause of their troubles, 
improper feeding will debilitate and lower the vitality neces- 
sary to heal the wounds inflicted by their stamping while 
the damp filth will prove a continuous irritant. 

Treatment: — First clean the hutch thoroughly, then white 
wash, provide a good bed of hay or oat straw, wash the 
affected parts in warm water, dry thoroughly, apply carbo- 
lized vaseline in an aggravated case put on a bandage be- 
ing sure to sew it on not leaving any ends for the animal to 
nibble on. Give good wholesome food and water or bread 
and milk. 

INSECTS, 

are generally traced to neglect. 

Treatment: — Is simoly cleanliness and sanitation. Carbo- 
lized whitewash is recommended. 

MANGE. 

is caused by a parasite which barrows in the skin and is 
analogous to the itch in man. Sulphur is considered a spe- 
cific in man, so it must follow the same in the rabbit. 

Treatment: — Isolate the rabbit and apply the following 
ointment: Flowers of Sulphur i oz.. Lard 4 oz. mix. I have 
been unusually successful in treating mange in dogs, cats 
and rabbits, with carbolized vaseline, the animal does not 
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much easier applied. In every case thoroughly cleanse the 
hutch containing the affected animal. 

PARALYSIS. 

This disease generally attacts the hind quarters and ren- 
ders them quite useless. The cause is generally traced to 
uncleanliness and damp floors. 

Treatment: — Keep the rabbit warm and furnish nutricious 
food, also remove all filth in the hutch and disinfect thor- 
oughly, give twice a day a pill as follows : Tartrate of iron 
20 grains, Quinine lo grains, extract of gentian 20 grains; 
mix, make into 10 pills. 

RED WATER, 

Or as is often called bloody urine, is an affection of the kid- 
neys and has no general symptoms except as stated and if 
allowed to go on will cause a rapid decline and end fatally. 
Treatment: — Care in food, fresh air and a warm even 
temperature. Give 10 drops of the following twice a day in 
water, sulphuric ether ^ oz., tine, gentian Yz oz., tine, gin- 
ger )^ oz. ; mix. 

SNUFFLES OR INFLUENZA. 

hi the English breeders hutches, snuffles is almost always 
present, and is invariably fatal if not promptly attended to, 
the American fancier is often troubled with the disease but 
it seldom is as virulent as our foreign friends find it. Just 
as a man neglects his own person when suffering from a cold, 
so is the person apt to neglect the rabbits. But a cold is 
always a matter of concern in a rabbit, and should receive 
immediate attention. The symptoms of snuffles are sneez- 
ing, moist nostrils, which in a few days become thick and 
filthy, refusal of food and its coat becomes rough and dis- 
ordered giving every sign of illness and discomfort. 



22 THE RABBIT. 

Treatment: — Wash the nose and mouth well with carbolic 
soap also the fore legs and feet two or three times a day, 
wipe dry and put an extra quantity of fine hay in the hutch, 
keep in a cool airy place and feed stimulating foods. Where 
this course does not effect a cure, the following favorite Eng- 
lish prescription is recommended, which must be used in an 
ordinary vaporizer: Fill the vaporizer about two-thirds full 
of boiling water into this pour ]4 oz. of soluable sanitas oil, 
I teaspoonful of oil of eucalyptu*^ and lo drops oil of cam- 
phor, place the top on and light the lamp underneath. 
Place the rabbit in a small hutch, covering up with old sacks 
to prevent the escape of the steam. Insert the spout of the 
vaporizer into the lower part of the hutch allowing the steam 
to enter. By this treatment it is intended to have the medi- 
cated vapor reach the effected membranes by inhalation. 
Treat in this manner for ten or fifteen minutes, care being 
taken that the invalid is not suffocated by the operation, 
after treatment leave the rabbit in the hutch for a half an 
hour, then remove as previously advised. It is said that 
three operations generally effects a cure. In severe cases 
three drops of eucalyptus and glycerine in equal parts, give 
in a spoonful of milk for a few days is recommended. 

VENT DISEASE, 

occurs in does and is traceable to improper pairing, it is 
very troublesome to cure, but if taken early and attended 
to patiently a cure is usually effected in a few days. 

Treatment: — Isolate the effected rabbit and apply carbo- 
lated vaseline twice a day rubbing it well in to the effected 
parts. Do not mate until entirely cured as the trouble can 
be spread indefinately by a brood buck. 

In conclusion I wish to bring to notice and in almost every 
case the trouble can be prevented, as has been stated pre- 



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viously we have reason to be thankful that so few of these 
diseases are found in this country. But that fact does not 
secure immunity. We must be cautious in feeding, secure 
ventilation without draughts, and enforce a rigid regime of 
cleanliness, if we wish to go through the hot summer months 
with the health of our pets unimpaired, build up your does 
weakened from excessive breeding by allowing a rest in 
summer. You will have just as many rabbits next January, 
by so doing, and 1 assure you that you will have fewer dead 
and stronger living ones. 







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THE BELGIAN HARE RABBIT. 
The Belgian Hare Rabbit is said to have originated in 
Belgium, where they are now found small in size, but grand 
in color and markings. They are also found in France, 
Flanders and Germany in various stages of imperfection. 
They are called Belgian Hares, simply on account of their 
resemblance to the hare. 



24 'IHE RABBIT. 

It was for a long time supposed that this valuable rabbit 
was a cross between the hare and the rabbit. This is not 
so, and all attempts to produce the hybrid have either 
resulted in a failure or the production of a sterile mule. The 
habits of the hare differ so materially from those of the 
rabbit that the crossing is effected with great difficulty. 

The hare is born fully developed with eyes open, and can 
run about and eat almost immediately; while the rabbit 
comes into the world blind, naked and helpless, and does not 
venture from the nest until from two to three weeks of age. 
The hare nests on the ground, in some sheltered location, 
never burrowing ; while the rabbit always burrows in the 
wild state and will when in captivity, if allowed. 

The Belgian of to-day shows the improvement attainable 
by judicious and systematic breeding ; foremost in importance 
is their increase size and prolificacy. As the modern Bel- 
gian is distinctively a production of the English fancier, the 
English standard of excellence will be our guide in describ- 
ing its characteristics as a distinct variety. 

To properly describe the Belgian Hare is difficult, especial- 
ly>the color. **Rufus-red" is a redish tan, clear and bright, 
showing the clearest on the top of the neck and fore should- 
ers of the animal. The ticking consist of each hair of the 
animal's coat being tipped with black, which, according to 
its density and distribution, its value is governed. The 
more mottled or wavy it appears, the more points are 
secured. Starting at the shoulders, the collor shades darker 
back over the back and sides, showing the ticking in its finest 
markings ; the haunches are of a gray shade, but showing a 
distinct brownish cast, they being usually well marked with 
a wavy ticking. 

The head and ears have a dark shading, but no distinct 
ticking, it being so evenly distributed as not to be called 



THE RABBIT. 25 

ticked. The head is not large in proportion to the body ; it 
is carried well up and graceful. The forehead is flat and 
very prominent over the eyes, giving them a very prominent 
appearance. The eyes are bold, round, and of a dark brown 
color, possessing a wonderfully pleasing and contented ex- 
pression. The ears, about five inches long, set up firm, 
close together, and leaning slightly back, having an edging 
of black over the tips and extending well down the edges. 
This edging is termed lacing and is characteristic of this 
variety. 

The fore feet and legs are small and delicate, and are kept 
well under the animal, are well colored and free from white. 

The belly and the underside of the tail are white, prefera- 
bly with a brownish cast. 

The hind feet and legs are large, stong and powerful ; 
while generally lighter in color than the fore feet, they must 
show no white on the outside or top ; for the slightest white on 
the face, legs or body of a Belgian Hare is a disqualification. 

Shape in the Belgian is, aside from color, the chief attrac- 
tion in appearance, and it is difficult to secure and maintain. 
The Belgian should be long and slim in build, long and fine 
in bone, narrow in front, long and lean in the head — in fact, 
a rabbit calculated to give the observer the impression of 
speed. This length characteristic to be accompanied with 
a corresponding gracefulness and symmetry of form. The 
angular, gawkey, stumpy, or mule-like forms being decidedly 
objectionable. 

The English standard for weight is about eight pounds, 
which could, in this more favorable climate be made more, 
say nine points, with sacrificing other valuable points. 
Specimens are occasionnally shown weighing from ten to 
eleven pounds. No ebjection should be made to this exces- 
sive weight; provided, however, their characteristics are 



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maintained. As a rule the heavy specimens are very faulty 
in color and form, also often possessing a well developed 
dew-lap. Coarse, heavy head and ears, bad feet and stumpy 
forms are too often seen in these elephantine specimens. 
Belgians should not have a dew-lap and the exhibition speci- 
men is cut five points when possessing such an appendage. 

Belgians though not so showy as some of the smaller 
breeds, by reason cf their self color, are noble looking ani- 
mals, and'for domestic use are of greater value than any of 
their companions. They are hardy, and few are born that 
will not with ordinary care and attention be reared to matur- 
ity. They are unusually prolific, producing from six to ten 
young at a litter, and will breed from six to eight times a 
year. They are very docile, much more so than the smaller 
varieties, and do not consume as much food as is expected 
for their size. 

Of all domestic breeds the flesh of the Belgian tastes the 
most like the hare and has not the rank flavor so common in 
the ordinary rabbit. They will live and thrive in woods or 
warrens, when turned down for breeding at six or eight 
months old, if some protection be given them from the in- 
clemencies of our seasons. 

The English Standard for the Belgian Hare. 

1. Color — Rich rufus red (not dark, smudgy color), 

carried well down sides and hindquarters, and as 
little white under the jaws as possible 20 

2. Ticking — Rather wavy appearance and plentiful. . . 15 

3. Shape — Body, long, thin, well tucked-up tlank and 

well ribbed up; back, slightly arched, loins, well 
rounded, not choppy ; head, rather lengthy ; mus- 
cular chest; tail, straight, not wry, and altogether 
of a racy appearance 20 



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27 



4. £^r5— About five inches iong. thin, well laced on 

tips and as far down outside edges as possible- 
good color inside and outside and well ;set on . . . .' 10 

5. Eyes— Hazel color, large, round, bright and bold.. 10 

6. Legs and Feet— Forefeet and legs, long ,straiaht 

slender, well colored and free from white bars' 
hindfeet, as well colored as possible ' 10 

7. 5/^^— About eight pounds 5 

8. Condition— Not fat, but flesh firm like a racehorse, 

and good quality of fur ' 5 

9. Without Dewlap t 

Total . . 100 

BLACK BELGIANS. 

Breeders of Belgian Hares frequently are surprised by the 
advent of one or two Black young one in a litter and often 
they hasten to destroy the stock as im^pure, the following 
article taken from the leading English a'uthority on Belgians 
will I think clear away the doubt to many : 

"The value of Black Belgian Hares for stud purposes is very 
imperfectly understood. As you are aware the old breeders 
make very successful use of them, as Black is part of the 
color of a Belgian, at times they are likely to throve a Hack', 
For many reasons they are invaluable, they are useful to 
mate to does lacking tone and too light in color, they also 
infuse new vigor in their offspring, they are always the most 
healthy, the strongest, and the most precocious of the litter. 
But zvhy are they black? In making the belgian a Belgian, 
black blood was introduced for just the purpose stated, and 
now that nature having all its force and energy concentrated, 
the reversion is accounted for. 



28 THE RABBIT. 




The LOP-Eared Rabbit, until recently, was the most 
popular of the fancy varieties, the peculiar formation of its 
ears being its chief attraction. They have enormous droop- 
ing ears, often measuring twenty-two or more inches from 
tip to tip and are often over six inches in width, this ear 
development being of the greatest importance in the breed- 
er's mind. They h^ve not yet become popular in this coun- 
try, probably on account of requiring so much attention and 
care, they have become, by years of breeding, a hot-house 
variety. The hutch must be kept warm and in the cooler 
months, artificial heat must be supplied. The Lop generally 
possesses a large dew-lap, which is not an objection, othe'^r 
points over-balancing. 

In self colors they are found black, grey, white, blue, 
fawn and yellow. In broken colors, combinations of white 
with any of the above, and even a mixture of black, fawn 
and white, are found making the tortoise shell. 

Lops often weigh from sixteen to seventeen pounds, and 
even eighteen pounds is recorded. 



THE RABBIT. 29 




The Dutch Rabbit, though much smaller yet none the 
less popular, is a comparative stranger to this country. 
They are very pretty and useful; the size is bred down by 
the exacting fancier, their weight being limited to five or six 
pounds Their ears are just the reverse of the Lop, stand- 
ing erect and being quite short. They are unusually pro- 
lihc and hardy and will breed eight or ten times a year, rais- 
ing eight to ten young at a litter. On account of their won- 
derful milking proclivities they are selected as nurse does 
where more valuable stock is to be raised. In colors they 
range over the same as the Lops and have a characteristic 
marking of white in the shape of a broad band or collar around 
the body at the shoulders and a white blaze in the face ; in 
the old style this collar being much larger than in the new 
style which covers only the neck and forward toes. 

THE Siberian Rabbit in perfection should resemble both 
the Himalayan and the Angora, having the Himalayan mark- 
ing and the Angora's fleece. Most specimens shown are 
but crosses of the two varieties. 



30 



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The Himalayan bids strong for popularity on account of 
its beautiful markings. The body is white and the fur short 
and fine, while the ears, nose, feet and tail are dark nut 
brown, almost black; the eyes are red, the ears are very 
short and firm. They weigh from five to seven pounds and 
are extremely hardy and quite prolific. 

The Egyptian Rabbit is a new comer; resembling the 
Himalayan so closely that the ascertion that thev were^of no 
relation was received with doubt. They weigh from eight 
to ten pounds and are hardy and prolific. The body is white 
with black ears, nose, feet and tail ; it has also a black ring 
around each eye and a black stripe extending along the 
back, Where first brought to notice in France, they are 
said to be a superior article of food, fully equalling any of 
its competitors. 

The Japanese Rabbit appeared simultaneously with the 
Egyptian and is thought to be allied to the Dutch, though 
claimed to be a distinct variety. Some shown in Paris, "in 
1888, were of the true tortoise shell color, which is black, 

wn and orange— no white, as in Lop or Dutch markings! 



THE RABBIT. 31 



The head and ears were beautifully striped, as were the feet, 
The specimens shown weighed about ten pounds each and 
were said to compare favorably with the other breeds in 
hardiness and prolificacy. 




The Angora Rabbit is deservedly popular wherever 
bred ; they occupy a distinct place in the fancy as a freak 
of nature that is at once ornamental and seful. The coat of 
the Angora is its chief attraction, being composed of long, 
firre, fleecy wool, making them appear to be of prodigious 
size' when in reality they are no heavier than larger speci- 
mens of the Dutch.' The most valuable are the white with 
pink eyes, although colored ones are frequently selected. 
They afe' good breeders and attentive mothers. Especial 
care must b'e taken to keep the hutch clean and well sup- 
plied with clean hay or straw, and their fleeces kept free 
from knots and filth. 

THE POLISH Rabbit is pure white, thin, pink ears, color- 
less eyes and altogether a delicate, timid animal. They 
are said to have originally been found in Poland ; but every 



32 THE RABBIT. 

investigation seems to prove that tliey are but Albinos, in- 
bred unci! all vitality and hardiness has been bred out. They 
are indifferent breeders and inattentive mothers, and can 
only be placed as pets. 

The English Rabbit, while comparitively unknown here^ 
is very popular with the English fancier. They are pecu- 
liarly marked, reminding one of the coach dog — white with 
black spots. The most valuable arrangement of spots are 
one on, or one each side of the nose, a ring around each eye, 
black ears and tail, black patches along the back and sides 
gradually increasing in size from the shoulders back over 
the body ; the more symmetrically they are arranged the 
greater their value. This rabbit is essentially a fancy var- 
iety, and compares well with the other varieties for size 
and prolificacy. 

The Silver-Gray Rabbit originally was a near neighbor 
to the Himalayan, and has become a favorite in Europe and 
England. They have improved wonderfully in appearance 
since their introduction. In color they run from, a bluish- 
brown through the slates to a black under color. The ideal 
rabbit being a dark blue under color and well silvered, with 
white hairs tipped with black. They are good breeders and 
are hardy, growing to a good size, often weighing ten pounds 
at maturity. The Creams and Fawns are off-shoots from 
the Silver Grays, and are probably bred and sold as such. 
They share the popularity their ancestors enjoyed and are 
with them the fanciers' choice in England at present. 

The Patagonian Rabbit is the giant of the species, 
averaging from fourteen to fifteen pounds. Some authorities 
claim them to be an off-shoot of the Belgian or the Flemish. 
Their color is iron-gray, somewhat tawny, and rough coated ; 



THE RABBIT. 



83 



they have large, thick, heavy ears, the tips of which are 
soft and pendulous, usually they are carried standing out 
from the head like the letter V. In this variety are found 
the several styles of lop-ear, namely : half-lop, horn-lop, and 
oar-lop, which are considered very objectionable. 




The Flemish Giant Rabbit, aside from the Belgian Hare, 
is the most popular of the large breeds. It is claimed by 
some that the Flemish is an overgrown Belgian, which by 
continued selections and breeding has i-esulted in the present 
variety. If this be so, they are far removed ; for the Flem- 
ish is characteristically a distinct variety. One will meet 
more Belgian-Flemish crosses than pure blood of either var- 
iety. The Flemish stands the only rival to the Belgian and 
is far behind in popularity at present. The Flemish Giant 
weighs from twelve to fifteen pounds, and in color is a dark 
steel-gray ; ears about six inches long, carried erect. This 
variety possesses a large dew lap; eyes dark brown; bull 
dog shoulders, and massive hind quarters; they are fair 
breeders and are quite prolific and hardy. 



34 THE RABBIT. 

The Ram Rabbit of Spain resembles the Patagonian, with 
the exception that the Ram possesses a dew-lap. 

The Swan Rabbit is simular, except the ears, which are 
about two inches long. These last two varieties have not 
been accepted by fanciers yet, therefore our knowledge of 
them is limited. 

The St. Hubert Rabbit is the lord of the fancy in France, 
where it originated; though only recently perfected, it has 
become very popular as a fancy and as a market rabbit. 
The French claim all the good qualities of the other varieties 
are to be found in the St. Hubert. They weigh from twelve 
to fifteen pounds and resemble the Belgian Hare in shape. 
In color, the body and ears are silver, the nose and belly 
white. They have two stripes of white across the back, the 
ears are laced like the Belgian Hare. The matings necessary 
to produce the St. Hubert are these : — 

Silver buck x Belgian doe=A. 

A X Wild Rabbit doe=B. 

B X Flemish Giant doe=St. Hubert. 

Five or six years of mating and selecting have fixed the 
characteristics of this variety as a distinc breed. 

Last but not least allow me to introduce the DEAD 
Rabbit. 

This genius is found all over the United States, they are 
easily recognized whenever encountered, immediately upon 
a hard working fancier securing a success in his fancy these 
leeches assume all the responsibility and proclaim to theAvorld 
that it was their stock, (how modest) which won the victory, 



THE RABBIT. 35 

they siege upon every occasion to flood the country with the 
grossest imitations of tlie genuine article and when brought 
face to face with their outraged patrons flatly deny any in- 
tend to defraud. The Belgian Hare has not escaped these 
most ravenous of beasts. Care has been taken to exclude 
all this variety from these pages, hoping the near future will 
find the Dead Rabbit known only in Ancient History. 

Respectfully Yours, 

Troy, N. Y. The Author. 

June ist, 1896. 



THE RABBIT, 



THE CARE OF RABBITS. 



The rabbit is so common a pet that we believe our readers 
will be interested in the simplest methods of keeping the 
little creature healthy and happy. As is well known, but 
is sometimes forgotten by those who have the care of rab- 
bits, these animals belong to the order of rodentia which are 
gnawing mammals ; all of them are herbivorous, and will eat 
any edible vegetable substance. At the present day, the 
rodents cover the four quarters of the globe; in geological 
time, they extend through the "age of mammals." 

The teeth. The distinguishing feature of a rodent is his 
teeth ; but to speak only of the rabbit, it should be remem- 
bered that he belongs to the second sub order of rodents 
known as the family Lepatidae, because of his leaping habits. 
His teeth differ slightly in form from those of other rodents, 
the grinders being all alike rootless and mostly tri-laminate, 
and the incisors less curved and less deep rooted. Between 
the incisors and the molars is a gap; for no canine teeth 
are developed in any rodent. Some young animals of the 
hare trit>e have six upper incissors, two of which they shed 
in later life, retaining a small supplementary pair directly 
behind the middle pair. This, however, is the exception; 
there are rarely more than two upper incisors in the rabbit, 
and never more than two lower ones. The teeth of a rab- 
bit have no limit of growth. They are "long curved tubes 
of enameled dentine, open at the roots, and, in fact, are 



THE RABBIT. 37 

hollow and tilled with pulp in most of their extent, only 
solidifying and hardening in the portion which cuts the gum. 
. . . The front surface is very heavily enameled, while 
the opposite side consists of the softer dentine, quite naked, 
or only coated with the thinnest possible enamel." The 
whole tooth grows continually, as our fingernails do. The 
upper and lower teeth should meet exactly, in order to act 
as whetstones for one another and keep tlie edges beveled. 
If, through any accident a tooth grows out of line or is 
broken off, the poor animal suffers terribly by not being 
able to prevent the growth of the opposite tooth, which 
finally becomes an enormous tusk, interferes with his open- 
ing his mouth, and even pierces his skull and kills him. 

Intelligence. Rabbits are not such stupid animals as many 
persons think. They are intelligent in providing for them- 
selves and for their little ones. They know their homes, 
and may be trusted not to wander far away from a hutch 
that they like, and to respond readily to kindness by becom- 
ing very tame. As the rabbit is such a timid, sensitive 
animal, the very fact of his learning to know and trust any 
one who is gentle with him proves a higher grade of intelli- 
gence than that with which he is generally accredited. The 
doe rabbit uses her own fur to line a nest for her young, 
and keeps her home wonderfully clean and tidy. 

Origin. Distinct from the family of hares, the original 
•rabbits from which the pet rabbits of our day are descended 
came from Spain. They measure "about sixteen inches 
from nose to root of tail, with comparatively short ears and 
limbs; grayish-brown, the back of the neck rufous, and the 
upper side of the tail blackish; the under parts white, and 
and no black space on the ear. The pet rabbits bred by 
fanciers, however, are all colors. The snowy white with 
pink eyes are called the Albinos, and are great favorites; 



38 THE RABBIT. 

others are silver-gray, pie-bald, or perfectly black. The 
Angora rabbit has long, fleecy fur. Some breeds are very 
large, with large ears that fall down in various ways known 
to rabbit fanciers as the horn-lop, half-lop, oar-lop, and 
perfect-lop. 

The rabbit Jnitch. An important fact to remember in 
building a hutch is that the rabbit is a native of a warmer 
land than ours, and must, therefore, be well sheltered in 
winter. The hutch should be raised a foot or two from the 
ground to allow air to pass underneath, the floor should be 
bored for drainage, and the roof should slope to let the rain 
run off. A perfectly dark compartment, fully three feet 
square, should be at one end of the hutch and be bedded 
with plenty of dry straw or hay — never with grass. Rabbits 
delight to burrow in the hay, and they also like the privacy 
of their quiet, dark bedroom. A doe cannot bear to be 
watched while making her nest or caring for her young. 
When she wishes to attract attention to her babies she will 
bring them of her own accord to the front of the hutch. 
When first born, the young are helpless, naked, and bl.ind^ 
and demand their mother's tenderest care. If they are 
handled while very young, their parents sometime^ desert 
them, and are at all times greatly distressed by the atten- 
tion. It is best, then, to leave the young rabbits alone 
until the mother shows you that she considers them old 
enough to be treated like herself. In cold climates, we 
should advise placing the hutch indoors in winter. The 
open part of the hutch should be the feeding-room, and 
should be large light, and have a wire netting over the front. 
In summer, the hutch should always stand in a yard or 
garden. Clean the hutch thoroughly twice a week, and 
give fresh bedding and plenty ot it. When the young rab- 
bits are large enough to scamper around they should have 



THE RABBIT. 39 

room for exercise. Remember that they particularly like 
to bask in the sun for an hour or so in cold weather. 

Food. Feed your rabbits as great a variety of vegetable 
food as possible, and feed them at regular hours, two or 
three times a day. To prevent them from gnawing the 
netting across the hutch, or any substance that might break 
or injure their teeth, keep them supplied with a small log 
of hickory or of oak. They like young tree twigs and cab- 
bage stalks, carrots and turnips. Under no circumstances 
must they touch cooked food. Give them potatoes, or 
turnips, on one day; and apples or carrots the next. Always 
keep a piece of rock salt in a corner of their feeding com- 
partment. In the summer a great variety of weeds furnish 
excellen food; dandelio*ns. plaintain leaves, milk thistles, 
are among the best. The child owners of rabbits often give 
them too much green food at a time, so that it withers and 
is injurious; but one may soon learn how much the little 
creatures can eat, and regulate their diet accordingly. 

Water. Rabbits need pure, fresh drinking water. In a 
wild state, they find most of their food early in the day 
while it is wet with dew. It is a good plan to dip young 
shoots and lettuce or cabbage leaves in water to make them 
fresh and palatable. A flower pot saucer makes a good 
drinking cup, for it is not easily upset. 

By observing these simple directions m the care of rabbits, 
they will prove charming pets; cleanly, happy, and active 
in their sheltered life. Free from the agonies of terror 
caused by neglect and ill-treatment, you will find them far 
more intelligent and interesting than you can possibly 
imagine, if you have known them only under the adverse 
circumstances of their lives.— Our Animal Fn'emis. 



40 THE RABBIT, 



BELGIAN HARES. 
ARTHUR W. KIRK. 

Ten years ago the Belgian Hare was practically unknown 
in the United States, except in a few fanciers hutches, but 
from that time up to the present period, through their intro- 
duction into the show room, by judicious advertising and 
individual merit, the Belgian Hare has forged ahead of any 
other breed of rabbit, combining and embracing the good 
qualities of the other varieties, without inheriting any of 
their weak points. 

As the Belgian has been very ably described elsewhere^ 
together with suggestions for proper food and care, by 
breeders with years of experience, I will not go over the 
same ground, but endeavor to give you a few practical 
illustrations, of what has been done in the last few years, 
and how satisfactory the results have been, when accom- 
panied by careful attention, and assiduous devotion on part 
of the breeder. For the production of show Belgians, the 
regulation hutch 6 ft. long, 2 ft. wide and 20 in. high, is the 
proper arrangement, while those who desire the production 
for market, must necessarily lessen the cost and labor 
required by hutch raised specimens. I have experimented 
considerably in this line, owing to the fact that the sale of 
Belgians for breeders, must necessarily depend upon the 
profit of the production for market purposes. I fenced in 



THE RABBIT. 41 

about one acre of mature apple orchard with 2 in. mesh 
poultry netting, with an additional >^ in. i^ ft. wide at the 
botttom, which was sunk 9 in. in the ground to prevent 
escape or burrowing under. One tree was blown over. 
I then placed rails around i^- resting one end on the tree, and 
piled brush over the whole, thus providing an intricate 
hiding place. 

In this enclosure June ist, I placed 20 aoes and 2 bucks, 
feeding grain once a day, they subsisted on grass and what 
apples fell. They burrowed and had their young, and the 
increase to October ist, 5 months, was 100 developed 
between 4 and 5 months of age, the percentage would have 
been much larger had not a heavy rain storm, drowned 
about 100 in the nests, while cats killed about 25. 

The increase however was fair in consideration of the 
amount of labor connected with it. Where a person can 
expend a little more labor, for spring, summer and fall use, 
have a row of tightly built houses, (regulation hutch size) 
and a door in the farther end to facilitate cleaning. Give 
each doe a pen and allow her the run of it until time of 
delivery, giving her freedom of yards immediately after 
having her young. Provide extra yards for the older young, 
if they trample over the younger ones, a yard of this size 
will generally hold from 20 to 25 hares without overcrowd- 
ing, and the percentage of loss will be much less, then when 
turned down in the manner previously described. This 
method, clearly understand, applies only when hares for 
market are to be produced, show animals must be kept in 
large roomy hutches and receive the same attention that 
you would give to a choice ''gelding" or ''filly" while pre- 
paring for the circuit. 

A doe improperly handled will produce 50 young in a year, 
allowing one half of these to be does, that will breed at six 



42 THE RABBIT. 

months of age you see the progeny of one doe will reach 
from 100 to 150 in a year, but of course not of mature rab- 
bits. I generally market my hares at 16 to 18 weeks of 
age when possible and the usual price has been from 35 to 
45 cents each, net in Philadelphia, the cost of these hares 
when turned down would not exceed 6 cents each, while if 
raise in large runs about 12 cents and exclusive hutch 
animals would cost 20 cents each to that age. The one 
trouble with the amateur breeder is that he expects toa 
much for too little. 1 claim that if you give your Belgian 
Hare the same attention you do your horse or cow, clean 
the hutch as often as you do the stable, feed as regularly, 
study their habits and there is no reason in the world, why 
you will not make a successful breeder. 1 have sent stock 
into states where rabbits are a pest, with grave misgivings 
of their successful culture. I have returned, just a few. 
weeks ago, from Southern California, where hundreds of 
thousands of Jacks are killed annually in the great rabbit 
drives that California is so famous for, and yet right there 
in the surpurbs of LosAngeles, I found a man with 100 Bel- 
gian Hare breeding does, and unable to fill his orders at 
good prices. It is manifest when you have something good 
you can sell it. The last few years rabbit and hare culture 
has taken a new impetus, the demand for all varieties for 
show, and fancy has largely increased, while epicures are 
awakening to the fact that merely a rabbit is not enough, 
for the Belgian is better. I have repeatedly claimed and 
still maintain it that a Belgian Hare doe will yield more 
profit in a year, than a $50.00 cow, with proper care and 
attention. Establishments are being created for the culture 
of these little animals that will rival the broiler and squab 
raising plants of this country. 



THE RABBIT. 43 

One significent fact that has made such success possible 
to Rabbit and Hare culture in this country, is the hearty 
co-operation of breeders, in improvement and management 
of the industry, let this continue and we will not have to 
send to England for our exhibition rabbits, they will get 
them of us, and let the people once get educated to the 
to the taste of a properly reared Belgian, and we will pro- 
duce as many tons as they do in England. 

Tores Grove, Pa. 




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NORTHWESTERN- RABBITRY. 




The above cut represents a Flemish Giant Doe which is one of our own importa- 
tion, bred directly from Crystal Palace prize winners of London. We breed Belgium 
Giants from the best English and German crosses, also Belgian Hares of the finest 
quality. Rabbits all extra large size in their own type, and of Standard color. We 
breed Peruvian, Abyssinian, Angora and English Cavies; in solid black, red, white* 
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The Poultry Industry. General Management. The Egg. 
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Feeding for Eggs. House Building. Keeping Eggs. 

Caponizing. Diseases. Turkeys. 

Ducks. Geese. Swans. 

The Standard Varieties of Chickens 
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BOVIER'S SPECIFIC 

FOR SNUFFLES 

Will cure Snuffles, Intluenza and Catarrh in hares and rab- 
bits. No drops, douche or dope, — just a powder to mix with 
the feed. Rabbits eat it readily. It stops Snuffles quickly 
and acts as a tonic, which at once improves general con- 
dition of the afflicted animal. 

If you try it once you will never go back to old methods, 
and Snuffles will annoy you no longer. 

Price 25 cents. For sale by dealers in fanciers supplies, 
or sent postpaid with full directions for use upon receipt of 
35 cents by 

CHAS. B. BOVIER, 
3063 Lake Place, Highland Station, DENVER, COLO, 

HIGHLAND ■ RABBITRY. 

3063 Lake Place. DENVER, COLO. 



CHAS. B. BOVIER S SON. 



»»".?"» HAS K H VkHftS Ml "'Sv— 



Belgian Hares, Lop Ear, Golden Fawn and Hima- 
layan Rabbits. 



Breeder of 



French Lop Eared Kabbits, 
Himalayan "Rabbits, 
White Cochins 
and Homing Pigeons. 



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POULTRY AND 

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YAROS, 



Peruvian. Abyssinian and 
Short -Haired Guinea Pigs. 



OR/INQE, N. J. 



My stock won at Boston and Madison Square New York. 



The 
Western - Pigeon - Review, 

The best Pigeon Journal now Published. 



It is sent in 33 different States Subscription price only 

to regular subscribers. 50 cts. a Year. 

Agents Wanted. 



Published at Topeka, Kansas by J. P. Lucas. 



We breed and ship all kinds of Pet Stock, such as Dogs, 
Cats, Rats, Mice, Guinea Pigs, Rabbits, Hares, Poultry, 
Pigeons, etc., etc. 

Great Dane's our specialty, and we can nearly always 
fill orders for good puppies; they are the coming dog. 

We now have a grand lot of good Homers for sale, and 
if you want fancy Mice, plain or spotted, write us. 

J. R. LUCAS, 

TOPEKA. KANSAS. 



A. H. TOPPING, 

IMPORTER AND BREEDER OF 

Flemish Giant Rabbits 

AND BELGIAN HARES. 

MOODNA, Orange Co , N. Y. 



Send Stamp for Circular 



Willow Spring Farm, 

PRODUCES 

aEbGIAN HARES 

THAT ARE HONEY MAKERS. 

Strong, healthy stock, bred for show 
and dollars, for sale. 

ARTHUR W. KIRK, 

FOREST GROVE, Bucks Co., PENNA. 



The 

Western Reserve 

Rabbifpy, 



WAKEMAN, OHIO. 



SELLS BELGIAN HARES AND FLEMISH 
GIANT RABBITS STRICTLY ON THEIR 
MERITS. WRITE US FOR PRICES. 



H. M. BRENENSTUL. Mgr 



Belgian = Hare = Rabbitry, 

Sound reliable stock. Exhibition specimens 
and young stock always for sale at reasonable 
prices, to suit the Amateur or Exhibitor. I 
have at stud that magnificent hare "Champion 
Yukon" imported by myself July i8g8. He 
possesses wonderful rich color all over, splen- 
did shape, grand limbs, correct ticking and 
very rich hind feet. He is certainly a wonder- 
ful sire. 1 have made three importations this 
year and my stock is composed of the choicest 
that England can produce. 

For prices address, 

Care Brown Palace Hotel. bENYER, COLO. 



Elmside Rabbitry, 



HKNCOCK. N. H. 



STANDARD BRED 



PELQWN MKIJ 



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FIRST-CLASS STOCK THAT IS SURE TO 
PLEASE FOR SALE AT ALL TIMES AT REA- 
SONABLE PRICES. 



WM. P. WESTON, 

p. O. Box 193. HANCOCK, N. H. 



Columbian Rabbitry, 

COMMENCED BUSINESS IN 1892. 
G. W. FELTON, Mgr., Barre, Mass., U. S. A 



Its inmates were direct from the best ever imported from Eng- 
land, and have been improved from year to year, both by the very 
best that could be purchased, also by the best blood from over the 
Great Pond. 

Have never lost ist to date, Oct. 15, 1898. In '96 at Boston, Mass., 
I St, 2nd and 4th on Buck; ist, 3rd and 4th Doe; again at Boston, '98, 
ist, 2nd, 3rd and 4th; no young shown Special for best Hare in show 
both years. I breed my winners and hundreds for others. 

Thanking my friends for past favors, I await further orders. 

DAKOTA P0ULTRY~YARDS"~ 

IMPORTERS, BREEDERS Sz SHIPPERS OF 

Thoroughbred Belgian Hares 

AND FANCY POULTRY. 

My stock of hares is being constantly improved by importations 
and cannot fail to win m any competition. 

1 have received single first class rates for hares to all points 
reached by the United States Express Company. Send for circular, 
to 

J. I=. SMITH, 

Box 4 , DAKOTA, ILLS. 



REQUA BROS., 

BREEDERS OF IMPORTED 



We aim to produce that rich fawn, with black ticking at end of each 
hair. Enclose two-cent stamp for information and circular. 

REQUA BROS , Highland Hills, N. Y. 

ORANGE COUNTY BELGIAN HARE FARM. 



Members American Belgian Hare Club. 



W. W. KULP, POTTSTOWN, Pa. 

' Is the MAN who has some of the best 

BELGIAN HARES 

IN AMERICA. 

Stock healthy, large and standard color. Prices Low. 



Rose and S. Brown Leghorns and White Rocks, pro- 
nounced by Editor Curtis to be the best he saw yet. All three won 
13 firsts in New York City. Barred Rocks, (Ringlet strain). S- 
C. White LegliornSf (Whiting stock), second to none. Black 
LangsbanSf (Robinson;. White Wyandottes, (Dustin). Buft 
Leghorns, (Arnolds). Pekin Duckh, {B\g) Eggs $1.00 pe 
setting; 75 eggs $5.00. Catalogue. We are reliable. We win in 
Winter show on all breeds. Great Layers. 



OHIO POULTRY JOURNAL, 

A thoroughly practical and instructive guide m Mating, Breeding, 
Hatching and Rearing Fowls, Pigeons and Pet Stock. 

ONLY 50 CENTS PER YEAR. 



Address : ROBERT A. BRADEN, Dayton, 0. 

BELGIAN HARES A SPECIALTY. 

Noted for large size and standard color. Old and 
young stock always for sale and prices way down. 

Write us what you want, before you buy and we will 
quote you prices- on some very fine stock. 

We always try to please our customers, and generally 
do. Satisfaction guaranteed. 

C. A. STEVENS & CO., Wilson, N. Y. 

STANDARD BRED HARES. 

New house for hares 50 feet long. ILL. Kel er, .judge of hares says:— It is ahead of any 
house he has seen. Over 40 hutches in other buildings. At Ashley .0., 1897, in hot compe- 
tlon, took 1st on display; 1st. 2nd old doe; 1st young doe; Snd young buck. Leading prizes 
at other shows. Hares scored by H. L. Keller. 

Sixteen 1st prizes on Light Brahmas, at Cleveland, Ohio, 1894-1897; Delaware, O.. 1898. 
29 Brahmas scored fi'om 92 to 95Vi, 1st cock:94M, 1st hen 9.514, 1st pullet 95V^. 1st pen 189%, 2nd 
pen 1885*;. 

FINE STOCK OF WHITE HOLLAND TURKEYS 
EXTRA FINE LARGE PEKIN DUCKS 

Send for Circular of Prices. Prices Reasonable, Fair Treatment Guaranteed, 

H. R. SMITH, Leonardsburg, Delaware Co., Ohio, Big 4 Ry. 



1541 and 1543 Blake Street, Denver, Colo 



BREEDERS OF 



BE:L-GIKN HKRES, 

Buff Plymouth Rocks, Buff Wyandottes, Buff Leghorns, Barred 

Plymouth Rocks and Imperial Pekin Ducks. 
Agents for STRATTON & OSBORNE'S BONE CUTTER, LEE'S LICE KILLER. 

Manufacturers of K. & G. LICE KILLER, ALUMINUM LEG BANBS. 



FOX TERRIER DOGS 

GREATEST RATTERS ON EARTH. 

WILL PROTECT YOUR CHICKS. 

ALSO FERRETS AND GUINEA PIGS, 

Worm Powders for Dogs, 25c by mail 
W. G, SMITH, BOX 11, MANSFIELD, OHIO. 

ALMON E. KIBBE, 

May VllvlwE, = - = JN. Y. 

BREEDEK OF 

•^1 Buff Wyandottes, Pit Games, -^^ 

HOMIfJG and FANCY PIGEONS, GUINEA PIGS, all kinds. 
BELGIAN HARES, ANGORA and LOP=EARED RABBITS. 

LOPS J\ SPECIALTY. 

~~~fHOUSANDS OF RAsiTfs" " 

BRED ANNUALLY AT 

THE ALEXANDER RABBITRY, 

.38 Carroll Street, Binghamton, N. Y. 

Flemish Giant, Bsigian Hare, Angora and White English 

are some of the varieties generally bred. 
W. R. ALEXAN DER, Manager. 

GEORGE BENNETT & SON. 

BREEDERS OF 

Imported Belgian Hares. 

Our Aim is to breed the best Prize 
Winners wherever shown. 

GEORGE BENNETT & SON, BlNGHAMTON, N. Y. 



®\D HTHOROUGHBRED ^\^ 

BELGIAN f HARES. 

I have them of all ages at very Reasonable Prices. 

Write for my Price List before you buy. 

C. R. ROOT, 

3250 Hayward Place, DENVER, COLO. 

S. A. HYLE & SON, 

NEW MOOREFIELD. CLARK CO , OHIO. 

Are Breeders of First Class 

Light Brahmas, Black Langshans, Buff Pekin Bantams, 

Also BELGIAN HARES that are winners. 

EGGS IN SEASON-$1.50perI5eggs. 

Nothing but First Class Stock shipped. Write your wants, correspondence promptly 
answered. Prices at all times reasonable. 

A. J. BEBERSTTEIN, 
PRINTER and STATIONER. 

Breeder of 

SixLeadingVarieties of Fancy Poultry 

BELGIAN HAKES. 

Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Poultry Svpjjlies. 
Catalogue for stamp. Box 4, FLANAGAN, ILLS. 

K. W. STTJART, 

♦ BREEDER OF 

BELGIAN HARES 

FROM IMPORTED STOCK. 

$3.00 to $5.00 per pair. $2. 00 to $3. 00 each. 

199 Third Street, ALBANY, N. Y. 



C. HAMMERSCHIVIIDT, 

South Buffalo Poultry Yards, SOUTH BUFFALO, H. Y. 

HKAUQUARTERS FOR THE 

BELGIAN HARES 

of laree size anfl standard color. 

Old and Young Stock for sale at all tinaea and Prices way down. 

Write me what you want before you buy and get my Pricee. 

SATISFACTION GUARANTEE D. 

BOSEDALE RABBIT and POULTRY YARDS, 

B. M. LEBBY, Prop'r, Box 162, SUMTER, S. C, 

BREEDER OF 

Angora, Belgian, Polish and Lop-Eared Rabbits 

AND BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS exclusively. 
Ecuis— $1.50 per setting of 15. 

Best Equipped Eahbitrv and Poultry I Send for Descriptive Circular and 
Yards in the South. I Price List. 

Member of the National Belgian Hare Club. 

I make a specialty of breeding the largest strain of 

BELGIAN HARES and 
FLEMISH GIANT RABBITS 

attainable. My stock is from the best American Im- 
porters not related. And can furnish young not akin. 

Send stamp for circular. 

L. E. CLARK , 38 Carroll St., Binghamton, N. Y. 

BEIiGipN * Hfll^ES. 

THE ONLY BREED. 

O 

TRUE TO COLOR. WEIGHT AND SHARE. 

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Chas. G. Doty, Middletown, Ohio. 



BREEDERS DIRECTORY. 



R. L. WHEELER, Lowell, Mass., Pigeon and Pet Stock Supplies. 

P. J. KIRK. Fremont, Pa., Thoroughbred Belgian Hares for sale. 

ERNEST L. WILSON, Union City, Pa., Belgian Hares. 

Dr. J. GREEN, Whitewater, Wis.' 

J. W. McNeil, 2938 California Street, Denver, Colo., Imported 

Flemish Giant Rabbits and Belgian Hares- 
W. L. POWELL, Arkansas City, Kansas, Belgian Hares, Light 

Brahmas and Pekin Ducks. 
M. G. STONE, Waverlv, Pa. 



BREEDERS CARDS. 



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ROSEN KRATZ, Hatfield, Pa., breeder of Belgian Hares, Hom- 
ing and Dutchess Pigeons. 



FOR SALE — High-class Lop-Eared and Angora Rabbits, also 
Belgian Hares, Peruvian, Abyssinian and Smooth Coated Guinea 
Pigs. IV. M. Anderson, Palmerston, Ont., Can. 



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ELGIAN HARES, standard bred stock for sale. Book on the 
Management of the Hare, 25 cents. I also have steel tested Pit 
Games for sale. \\\ B. Dieffenback, Angola, N. Y, 



BB. RICHMOND, Columbus, Wis., breeder of Belgian Hares 
• and Lop-Eared Rabbits. Choice stock not related, for sale at 
all times at moderate prices. Also Fantail, Jacobin and Pouter 
Pisreons. 



RED CREEK FARM, Lockport, N. Y., pays special attention 
to the breeding of Belgian Hares. Facilities for producing 
them of high quality unsurpassed Prices reasonable. M.A. Nicholls, 
Lockport, N. Y. 

ELLIOTT SMITH, Port Chester, N. Y., breeder of High-class 
Lop-Eared and Flemish Giant Rabbits. We breed and import 
the best money can buy. Won prizes at New York and Boston. 
Cavies in variety. 



GERMAN HARE, heavy weight stock. Young stock always for 
sale— $ I 00 to $3.00 per pair. "The Rabbit Book on the Man- 
agement of the Hare," by W. N. Richardson, Price, 25 cents. Loiiis 
£. ScJiIaeppi &^ Son, Canton, Ohio 



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OSEPH REMM, Box 566, Greenwich, Conn., breeder of Standard 
Belgian Hares, Flemish Giants of Steel-Gray color, and English 
Lop-Eared Rabbits. Send for price list. 



TAKE NOTICE and read this! Send for circular with descrip 
tion and low prices of Belgian Hares and Himalayan Rabbits, 
also 9 choice varieties of Fowls, large and small. Oyster Shells, Mica 
Crystal Grit, etc. Fred Lown, Cuba, N. Y. 

BELGIAN HARES of English standard weight and markings 
three months old $1.50 per pair. y\lso Bronze Turkeys, Pekiii 
Ducks, Light Brahmas, Barred P. Rocks and S. C. Brown Leghorns 
for sale. Geo. O. Anderson, Homer, Rush Co., Ind. 

BL. OSBORNE, Greene, N. Y., breeder and importer of Belgian 
• Hares, English, Lop-Eared, Angora and Flemish Giants, Guinea 
Pigs, Ferrets. All varieties of Bantams. All stock as represented or 
money refunded. Circular free. Write your wants. 

AC. STAPLES, breeder of Belgian Hares, Jersey Cattle (Com- 
• bination strain', and Partridge Cochin fowls. Stock shipped 
in light crates on receipt of price. Also Agent for "The Rabbit," by 
mail postpaid, price 25 cents. Reference: Westbranch State Bank. 

BELGIAN HARES from premium stock from $1.00 per pair, up. 
Homing Pigeons, $100 pair; Pouters, $1.50, pair. Special 
prices for large orders. Enclose stamp for special prices. 
Wanted to buy or trade for pair Egyptian Rabbits. Geo. F. Mam, 
Hagerstown, Md. 

STOP! look: And Read our Advertisement of all Varieties 
choice Poultry, Fancy Pigeons, and the true German Hares. 
Prices the lowest, according to times. Finely illustrated, colored, 60 
page Book of worth-full imformation, to above, only 10 cents. /. A . 
Bergey, Telford, Pa. 



BELGIAN HARES, $1.00 per pair and up Barred and White 
Plymouth Rocks, Light Brahmas, Partridge Cochins, Silver 
Hamburgs, Black Minorcas, Silver Wyandottes, S. C. White and 
Brown Leghorns, Pekin Ducks, Toulouse Geese. Eggs in season. 
Geo. A. Altizer, Waldinger, Ind. 

BRED RIGHT and Marked Right is the Stock sent out by C. J.. 
Artnand, Madison, Ind., Improved Chester Pigs, 12 Varieties 
Poultry, Pekin Ducks, Toulouse Geese, Angora and Belgian Hares. 
Circular free. Satisfaction guaranteed. Inspection invited. All 
correspondence cheerfully answered. 




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